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In a twist of fate, apparently Valleywag editor Owen Thomas reported Jimmy Wales as out of his job from Wikipedia. The co-founder was brought back to his desk by a reply from Wikimedia Foundation’s director of communications Sue Gardner, that Wales was “absolutely” not out of his job.

This’s Saturday’s actual report by Thomas:

Imagine an online encylopedia anyone can edit — and no one can run. Jimmy Wales, Wikipedia’s…cofounder, is no longer a board member of the site’s nonprofit foundation. Who’s in charge here?

Gardner responded by saying that there’s nothing to the speculation, and Jimmy is a much-valued board member of the Wikimedia Foundation, expected to hold that role permanently.